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P. J. COLLINS.

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APPLICATION FILED OCT. 7, 1911.

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FRANK J. COLLINS, OF 'IOPEKA, KANSAS,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1912.

Application filed October 7, 1911'. SeriaLNo. 653,300.

which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawm s.

Ihis invention is an improved invalids table, adapted to be attached toa bedstead and removed therefrom at will and to be also adjusted to anydesired position, the object of the invention being to provide a noveltable of this character which is extremely cheap and simple, is strongand durable and which may be attached to a bed stead and adjusted to anydesired position very expeditiously and with very little trouble.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective of an invalidstable constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the sameattached to oneof the side rails of a bedstead; and Fig. 2 is partly anelevation and partly a vertical sectional view of the same on a largerscale.

In accordance with my invention I provide a base 1, which is also aclamping member to secure the standard of the table on one of thesiderails of a bedstead. In the embodiment of the invention here shownthe base comprises an upper arm 2 and a lower arm 3, the upper arm beingprovided with an inclined portion 4t which converges to and is unitedwith the inner end of the lower arm. The upper arm is widened verticallyat its outer end and to reduce its weight and effect a correspondingeconomy in its manufacture this widened portion of the-upper arm of thebase is formed with an opening 5. Both arms of the base are providednear their outer ends with alined, vertical openings, indicated at 6 and7 for the reception of the standard 8. The standard is, in practice,preferably a tube or rod. The form of the base here shown is especiallydesigned to be fitted on the side rail A of an ordinary iron bedstead.Within the scope of my invention, however, modifications may be made in'the construction of the base to adapt the same to be fitted on a bedrail of any form.

At the outer end of the upper armof the base is a threaded. opening inwhich is a set screw 9 to engage the standard and thereby clamp thelatter to the base at any desired vertical adjustment. It will beobserved .upon reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings that the inclinedportion 4 of the upper arm of the base is on the inner side of the bedrail and that the standard is on the outer .side of the bed rail so thatthe base is held securely in place on the bed rail and yet may be movedlongitudinally thereon to adjust the table lengthwise of the bed, as maybe desired. It will be understood that by first withdrawing the standard8 from the lower arm of the base, the latter may be removed from the bedrail.

The table top 10 may be of any suitable size and shape. At its outer endis an attaching device 11 which is here shown as a hinge comprising amember 12 which is medially secured under the outer end of the table topand a member 13, which is considerably thicker than the member 12, isprovided with a central opening through which extends a reduced threadedstud 14 which is at the upper end of the standard, so that the saidmember 13 bears on the shoulder 15 formed by the standard at the base ofthe stud. A winged nut 16 is screwed on the stud, to bear on the member13 and clamp the same in place. It will be understood that the attachingdevice pivotally connects the table top to the standard so that thetable top may be swung with the standard as a pivot to any desiredposition and it will be also understood that since the pintle of thehinge is horizontal, the table top may be disposed either horizontallyor at any desired inclination. To support the table top the same isprovided with a forked brace 17. The arms of this brace are pivotallyconnected at the under side of the table top, at a suitable distancefrom the inner end of the latter, as at 18, and the inner end of thesaid brace is formed with a crotch 19 to bear against the standard atany desired point. To prevent the base from slipping vertically on thestandard I provide the latter with a supporting collar 20 which issecured in place, at any desired adjustment on the standard, by means ofa set screw 21.

It will be obvious that parts of my improved invalids table may bereadily disassembled so that the same may be very compactly disposed tobe packed, stored or transported. p

Having thus described my invention I claim:

The combination with a base adapted for attachment to a bed rail, saidbase being formed with upper and lower apertured members adapted toembrace the rail said members being formed with openings, a standardmounted in said opening and adapted to extend across the outer side ofthe rail, a set screw carried by one of said members and arranged toimpinge against the standard to hold the same in difi'erent verticallyadjusted positions, the standard being provided at its upper end with athreaded stud, a hinge provided with a leaf and an apertured memberwhich latter is mounted for a turning movement on said stud, a bindingnut acting on the stud against said member, a table top secured to theother member of the hinge, the members of the hinge being connected by ahorizontal pivot, a set collar encircling the standard and Verticallyadjustable thereon, and a brace pivotally connectedfat one end to theunder face of the table top and formed with a forked opposite endadapted to partially encircle the rod and have a bearing thereon, theforked end of the brace being adapted to detachably rest upon the upperedge of the set collar.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atfiX my signature in the presencev oftwo witnesses.

FRANK J. COLLINS. Witnesses:

C. EARLE J ASS, C. S. WOLFE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

